Prōra πρῷρα
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| πρῷρα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | prōra |
| Strong's number | G4408 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | bow |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Prōra (Greek πρῷρα, Strong's G4408) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “bow”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πρῷρα (Rec. incorrectly πρώρα, see Bl., § 3, 3; LS, see word), -ης (for Att.. -ας, see Bl., § 7, 1; Mayser, l 2), ἡ,
the forward part of a ship, the prow: Act.27:30; opposite to πρύμνα, ib. Act.27:41.†
(AS)
the forward part of a ship, the prow: Act.27:30; opposite to πρύμνα, ib. Act.27:41.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | foreship (1), forepart (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bow (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Prōra, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 27:30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
- Acts 27:41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).